Knight, Lendall, CAPT

Chain of Command
Commanding Officers: CAPT R.F. Dipalma and CAPT Jeremy C. Clark

Fleet Intelligence Center Pacific (FICPAC) is a shore 
activity located at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, under the administra- 
tive control of Commander in Chief U.S. Pacific Fleet 
(CINCPACFLT).

The mission of the Fleet Intelligence Center Pacific, as 
set forth in CINCPACFLTINST 5450. 1M, is to develop an 
intelligence processing and production capability which is 
immediately available to support U.S. Naval Forces in the 
Pacific and Indian Ocean areas assigned to USPACOM for defense 
responsibility; to provide those forces with the intelligence 
materials necessary to carry out efficiently their respective 
missions; to maintain sufficient qualified and trained 
intelligence personnel for assignment to peacetime and wartime 
augmentation requirements; to provide direct support and 
assistance to CINCPACFLT which will enable that command to 
fulfill its requirements for nuclear weapons employment and 
planning; and, to perform such other functions as may be 
directed by CINCPACFLT. 

SUPPORT DEPARTMENT (1 DEPARTMENT) . The Support Department 
provides services necessary for the planning and coordination of 
all matters relating to the general administration of the 
command. The department is comprised of the Graphics Division 
(11), Administrative/Security Division (13), Document Support 
Division (14), Supply Division (15), and the First 
Lieutenant/Maintenance Division (1C).

INTELLIGENCE PRODUCTION DEPARTMENT (2 DEPARTMENT) . The 
Intelligence Production Department includes Naval Analysis, 
Strike Warfare, Amphibious Support, Current Exploitation, Soviet 
Naval Analysis, Naval Special Warfare Support, Collection 
Management, Data Base Management, and Decentralized Processing 
and Interpretation Center (D-PIC) Divisions. The mission of the 
department is to provide all-source intelligence, with emphasis 
on imagery interpretation and analysis. Production includes 
both current intelligence and basic encyclopedic production in 
support of fleet, theater, and national consumers.

INTELLIGENCE DATA SYSTEMS (3 DEPARTMENT) . The Intelligence 
Data Systems Department provides systems analysis, programming, 
and ADP operations support to FICPAC intelligence analysts and 
to the operating forces of the U.S. Pacific Fleet. 

The department operates two independent computer 
centers. GENSER materials are produced on an IBM 4341 system 
which is used to reformat the NIPS data base for fleet use in 
both magnetic and microfiche format. The department also runs a 
system high Digital Equipment Corporation (DEC) PDP 11/70, which 
provides access for FICPAC intelligence analysts to local and 
remote data bases. 

In addition to the computer centers, the department also 
operates a complete microfiche production facility, an informa- 
tion center and maintains a full complement of systems analysts, 
systems application and data base programmers. 

Other Memories
Initially buried in the ADP Department in the basement writing code to do NIPS database pulls.  That was difficult coming off two exciting operational cruises.  Let my frustrations be known and was given the Soviet Pacific Fleet Branch for analysis and production which I really enjoyed.  Went to a corporate recruiting event in Honolulu one day and ended up getting out of the Navy in May 1985 to go work for Richardson Vicks Inc (Oil of Olay, Nyquil, Sinex, VapoRub) in Wilton, CT.  I drilled in USNR on Long Island and came back on active duty in Dec 1985 with orders to CVW-14 as the Airwing Intelligence Officer to deploy aboard USS Constellation.

Loved the day job hours at FICPAC.  Allowed me to take up surfing and get my golf handicap down to a solid 8.
FICPAC received the Joint Meritorious Unit Award while I was assigned.